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Subaru Legacy 2015–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin Subarunet Announ · NHTSA communication 10182191 · issued Oct 6, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015–2016
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a service campaign/voluntary emissions recall for certain 2015-2016 model year Legacy and Outback vehicles. This campaign will involve replacement of the front exhaust pipe containing the catalytic converter.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.